A heart rate monitor is a device that allows users of exercise machines to check their heart rate whilst training. It usually consists of two elements, a wrist receiver and a chest strap. The chest strap uses electrodes to monitor your heart rate, and if the device is connected to your exercise machine, its console will show your heart rate…
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The Wonders Of Chinese Pulse Diagnosis
As I sat there for the first time to get acupuncture for a chronic knee condition, my acupuncturist told me to lay my hands down on the table, palms up, so he could feel my pulses. I suspected that he was simply trying to get the rate, but after five minutes, it became clear to me that there was a…
History Of The Computerflip Flops A Basic Counter
Flip-Flops – A basic counter We looked at the Binary system, and basic computer logic elements, in previous articles, “It’s a binary world – how computers count” and “How computers add – a logical approach”. Now we can combine two parts of these articles to look at a counter. Another common logic element in a computer is a counter or…